WITH THE John Barry Maritime Festival just around the corner on June 23 and 24, people from Wexford and even further afield are eagerly anticipating a weekend of sea-faring fun.
Maritime Festival is on the horizon
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Parish Lotto
LOTTO RESULTS for May 30th: This Week's Winning Numbers 07, 09, 13, 30. No Jackpot Winner.
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Sudden death of mother-of-three
THE UNEXPECTED death of Murrintown resident Constancia Uju-Amajirionwu has brought deep sadness to her family and the local community.
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Mum and daughter in hit-and-run horror
A WEXFORD mother was critically injured in a hit-and-run accident while cycling with her teenage daughter on the New Line Road on Monday evening.
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Our cup is half full
'IS THE cup half full or half empty?' was the burning question on all Wexford people's lips leaving Tullamore after our defeat to Offaly on Saturday evening last. My feeling is that despite coming second in a game that we clearly had the winning of, there were many positives to be taken from our performance also.
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Poetry winner
JIM MAGUIRE, Mount Prospect, has picked up a most coveted award at the recent Strokestown International Poetry Festival. This is not the first award for the Clonard man who has previously picked up the Brendan Kenelly Award and the RTÉ Rattlebag Poetry Slam.
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Blackwater church full for sad farewell to 13-month-old Larry
THE PEOPLE of Blackwater, Screen and Glenbrien were represented in large number as they filled Saint Brigid's church in Blackwater on Saturday.
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Six Senior panel members on U-21 side to face Offaly
WEXFORD OPEN their Leinster Under 21 hurling championship campaign with a daunting game against Offaly at O'Connor Park, Tullamore, this Wednesday evening (7.30 p.m.).
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'Rowing' a party
THE FERRYCARRIG Rowing Club's 'Celtic Challenge' crew held a party at the Loch and Quay last Sunday night.
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Footballers face test in Tullamore
WEXFORD WILL be hoping to turn up the heat on Longford when they meet in their Leinster Senior football championship quarter-final replay at O'Connor Park, Tullamore, on Sunday afternoon next (4 p.m.).
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Rain dampens festival spirits
RAIN-SOAKED Strawberry Fest promoters have not decided yet whether to come back to the Showgrounds next year after taking a hammering from the weather over a watery Bank Holiday.
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Dropping P.J. the wrong call
WEXFORD had their share of problems in the lead up to last Sunday's Leinster Senior football championship quarter-final with Longford - but P.J. Banville should never have been dropped.
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€319,000 drugs find
OFFICERS from Revenue's Customs Service at Rosslare Europort made a large discovery on Monday when they unearthed 53kg of cannabis resin.
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Rapper leads online tributes
THERE WAS a massive outpouring of grief this week for young Curracloe woman Nicola Furlong who was killed in Japan last week.
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Musical treat for proud parents
PARENTS smiled proudly as they applauded their children who performed at the inaugural Kennedy Park N.S. choir and orchestra combined performance last Wednesday.
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Sad death recalled
THE SAD death of Jacqueline Fowler from 34 Antelope Road, Maudlintown, was recalled at an inquest heard in the Brandon House Hotel in New Ross last Wednesday.
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Tributes paid to community worker
TRIBUTES WERE paid to well-known community service worker Tommy Redmond (52) when an inquest into his death was held last Wednesday.
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Heritage Park gets Tripadvisor accolade
THE IRISH National Heritage Park at Ferrycarrig received a Certificate of Excellence award from the online travel destination advisory website, TripAdvisor.
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Couple share in Queen's jubilee
THE QUEEN of Englan's diamond jubilee has a special significance for Wexford couple Norman and Sheila Hunt who celebrate 60 years of marriage this week.
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Possession wasted in share of spoils
HAS THERE ever been such a waste of possession as that witnessed from Wexford who all but handed this game to Longford, in the end having to settle for a draw in this Leinster Senior football championship quarter-final at Croke Park on Sunday last.
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